Question 1

Is Lidl a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Lidl has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 16,205 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 58% of employees would recommend working at Lidl to a friend and 49% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Lidl have been left by employees working as Dualer Student, kassierer/in and Kommissionierer.

Question 2

Does Lidl pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lidl employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lidl. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Lidl?

Accepted Answer

58% of Lidl employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Lidl 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lidl?

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Customer Assistant (1391), Store Manager (374), Shift Manager (265), Sales Assistant (236), Cashier (229), Deputy Store Manager (192), Equipier Polyvalent (191), Sales Associate (190), Store Associate (189), Manager (185), Store Assistant (179), employé polyvalente (173), Customer Service (167), Werkstudent (157), Deputy Manager (152)

Question 5

What are the pros of working at Lidl according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"Only positive I could think of when working for Lidl was that the pay was good." ((in 1355 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 478 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 415 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 242 reviews)); "The team is great and very friendly." ((in 233 reviews))

Question 6

What are the cons of working at Lidl according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"The strategy of the company is not clear; long hours; variety of projects; team quite unhappy being short" ((in 601 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 570 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 384 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 273 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 137 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Lidl layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lidl layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lidl in 2026.

Question 8

What Lidl locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Accepted Answer

Bernburg (Saale), Braunschweig, Kaiserslautern, Dresden, Augsburg, Bochum, Köln, Osnabrück, Bremen, Kamp-Lintfort

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